Six US Marines were missing following a still-unexplained mishap off the coast of Japan on Thursday involving two US Marine Corps aircraft, which may have collided mid-air during a refuelling exercise gone wrong, US officials said.<\/p>\n
Japan\u2019s defence ministry said that its maritime forces had so far rescued one of the seven Marines who were aboard the two aircraft at the time of the incident. Search and rescue efforts were ongoing, US and Japanese officials said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe incident is regrettable, but our focus at the moment is on search and rescue,\u201d he said. \u201cJapan will respond appropriately once the details of the incident are uncovered.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Marine Corps said in a statement that the incident occurred around 2 a.m. local time in Japan on Thursday about 200 miles off the Japanese coast.<\/p>\n
The F\/A-18 and the KC-130 Hercules refuelling aircraft had launched from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and were conducting regular training when there was a \u201cmishap,\u201d the Marine Corps said.<\/p>\n
The Marine Corps did not elaborate on the nature of the incident. A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it occurred during a refuelling exercise.<\/p>\n
Officials who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity were unsure precisely how the mishap occurred but none suspected foul play. An investigation has begun.<\/p>\n
The Marine Corps suggested Japanese search and rescue aircraft had taken the lead on the rescue mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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